Can Trump Treat the Consumer Bureau’s Director Like a Contestant on Celebrity Apprentice?

4/13/17  //  Commentary

The future of the CFPB remains murky. With political attacks and judicial challenges piling up, here's what you need to know about the path ahead for Elizabeth Warren's crowning achievement.

Deepak Gupta

Gupta Wessler PLLC

Jonathan Taylor

Gupta Wessler PLLC

In Consumer Bureau Showdown, it’s Trump’s DOJ versus . . . Trump’s DOJ

4/12/17  //  Commentary

There's been a stunning development in the pending D.C. Circuit case about the CFPB's constitutionality: DOJ has recently filed a brief in another separation-of-powers case that directly and irrefutably contradicts the main argument in its brief attacking the CFPB.

Deepak Gupta

Gupta Wessler PLLC

Jonathan Taylor

Gupta Wessler PLLC

The Fiduciary Rule: Triaging Quality for “Access” and Small Business at All Costs

3/28/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

Ultimately, this Administration’s re-examination of the Obama-era Department of Labor fiduciary rule looks like little more than a gift to the retirement services industry at the expense of workers and retirees.

Danielle D'Onfro

Washington University Law School

On Key Issues, Judge Gorsuch Is Pro-Presidential Power

3/20/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

Although Judge Gorsuch is often described as "good" for the separation of powers, on key issues he is a formalist and would take a decisively pro-presidential view.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School